Broken Ground
2018 • 432 pages

'Somebody has been here before us. And he's still here . . .' When a body is discovered in the remote depths of the Highlands, DCI Karen Pirie finds herself in the right place at the right time. Unearthed with someone's long-buried inheritance, the victim seems to belong to the distant past - until new evidence suggests otherwise, and Karen is called in to unravel a case where nothing is as it seems. It's not long before an overheard conversation draws Karen into the heart of a different case, however - a shocking crime she thought she'd already prevented. As she inches closer to the twisted truths at the centre of these murders, it becomes clear that she's dealing with a version of justice terrifyingly different to her own ...


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#5 in Inspector Karen Pirie

Inspector Karen Pirie is a 7-book series with 7 released primary works first released in 2 with contributions by Val McDermid.

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The Distant Echo
#2
A Darker Domain
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The Skeleton Road
#4
Out of Bounds
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Broken Ground
#6
Still Life

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